Revisiting our record collection, TEA decided to approach Area after discovering how many 12"s of his we actually own. The Chicagoan turns in a podcast that moves into the deeper echelons of house and techno, while surfacing for air with passages of lighter ambience and melody.

The Gone North mix series features pioneering house and techno acts who need to be heard further afield - and pushes them to the outside world.
Though there's breakthrough acts to be showcased, there's going to be a steady balance of well known ones too. So far, Stretford Dogs Club, Maayan Nidam, Alex Picone, Tazz and Julia Govor have been involved, with Jus-Ed, Matthew Burton, Sei A, Loshea, Kerouac and Nick Lawson all penciled in for the next few weeks.

Where I Am Now is the debut LP from Chicago-based producer Area (aka m50) released on Francois K's Wave Music imprint. Featuring 12 tracks of pulsing, adventurous electronic music, of moody lows and exhilarating sounds burned into the ether, Area describes it as a "kind of geographical and emotional travelogue." Interview by Terry Matthew.

Chicago's M50 has released under his Area alias for some of the world’s most respected underground labels, including Echospace, Steadfast, Mathematics and Matrix. He also runs Kimochi Sound, a label whose limited, screenprinted 12"'s have received critical acclaim for their forward thinking take on techno music.